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USGA Officials Discuss Congressional Set-Up &Other Topics

On Wednesday - the eve of the 111th U.S. Open, officials with the host organization, the United States Golf Association, met with the media to discuss the event and the championship site, Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.

The group included USGA president Jim Hyler, USGA executive director Mike Davis, Chairman of the USGA Championship Committee Tom O'Toole, and Jeff Hall, managing director of Rules and Competitions.

In addition to talking about how Congressional will test the best golfers in the world, the officials also detailed the "Tee It Forward" campaign backed by the USGA, PGA of America and club-maker Barney Adams, which will hopefully make the game easier and quicker to play for average golfers; the newly selected site of the 2018 U.S. Open, Shinnecock Hills; as well as other initiatives.

Here's what the group had to say during their wide-ranging Q&A with reporters.

MODERATOR: Good morning. My name is Beth Murrison, I'm Manager of Communications for the United States Golf Association. It's my pleasure to welcome you to Congressional Country Club for the 2011 US Open Championship. We're very happy to have you here this week. As many of you know, the USGA and the R&A are partners in the international governance of the game of golf. The USGA annually conducts the U.S. Open, the U.S. Women's Open, the U.S. Senior Open, ten national amateur championships for individuals. It also conducts two state team championships and helps conduct the Walker Cup match, the Curtis Cup match and the World Amateur and Women's World Amateur team championships.

The organization also oversees course rating and handicap systems, writes and administers the rules of golf in conjunction with the R&A, conducts equipment testing, provides course maintenance conditions and since 1920 has been a global leader in the development and support of sustainable golf course management practices. The USGA also serves as a primary steward for the game's history and funds and ongoing For the Good of the Game grants program.

Complete information about the USGA and all of its programs can be found on the USGA website at USGA.org. Please also feel free to speak to me or any member of the communications staff any time. At this time it's my pleasure to introduce the USGA President, Jim Hyler.

JIM HYLER: Thank you, Beth, and good morning, everyone. It's good to see you all here, and thank you for coming and attending our annual U.S. Open press conference. Let me first recognize the two gentlemen to my left who really need no introduction, but to my immediate left is Mike Davis. Mike is of course now our Executive Director and to Mike's left is Tom O'Toole. And as we traditionally do at this news conference, when I finish with my remarks Tom will come up and talk about the golf course, some specifics about the golf course, then we'll go to Q and A.

Titleist DTR Irons Review | Men's & Ladies Golf Clubs Set for Long ...

Drive. Threaten the ball in the air. Repeat.

While this accurately describes an acronym of my golf game, thankfully it is not what the DTR stands for in the Titleist DTR irons. So just what exactly does it stand for?

"Distance Through Research."

Nice, Titleist. I dig. This company has always innovated in order to deliver nice irons. I have tried several sets (including a five and seven iron of the DTRs) and they do swing nicely. They don’t have a lot of “fluff” to them, and the heel and toe are nicely balanced to produce a nice big sweet spot.

When I hit the five iron, I had trouble producing a high shot -- though it always traveled the right distance. This is no fault of the club, I’m sure. The seven iron produced a consistent, nice high shot that traveled my normal “seven iron distance.”

87 yards. Just kidding; it was at least ten yards farther than that.

While these were produced way back in the early '90s, these used sets that you’ll find are a great find. They also keep a pretty good resale value if these are “stepping stone” irons for you, but are good enough to keep you swinging for years to come.

In addition, these irons are nice enough to cause even the smuggest members of your foursome to nod in approval at a good set of Titleist irons in your bag. Highly recommended.

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